The Femme Fatale launched her tour in Sacramento, California, and is getting raves from music critics. By Jocelyn Vena Britney Spears Photo: Max Morse/Getty Images On Thursday night, Britney Spears declared herself a Femme Fatale, launching her tour in Sacramento, California. Having already garnered praise from critics who attended her dress rehearsal , Spears got more rave reviews from music journalists who attended the kick-off show. In addition to the glitzy costumes and high production value, Spears flaunted her stage chops, sashaying to songs like “Hold It Against Me” and “Big Fat Bass,” as well as old-school jams like “Toxic” and “Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know.” Describing it as “her flashiest, fastest moving, and most entertaining production yet,” Rollingstone.com said that while tour-opener Nicki Minaj brought her signature sass, “The night belonged to Britney: She managed to prove that she’s still progressing as a showgirl. Not only that, she’s doing it better than even die-hard defenders would’ve predicted.” The Sacramento Bee explained that while “Spears performed like a pro throughout the show, hitting all her marks, she had shown hesitancy in her movements — natural for the first stop on a tour. But that hesitancy vanished when she put on the denim. She seemed at ease.” The best review of all may have come from Spears herself, who enthusiastically took to Twitter to thank her fans: “Can’t sleep. WAY too much Adrenaline right now. Sacramento was on fire tonight. You ready San Jose? Cause I am!!!!” Once she wraps her San Jos
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Also during ‘MTV First’ interview, ‘Twilight’ heartthrob reveals his weakness for Britney Spears songs. By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Taylor Lautner Photo: MTV News The Taylor Lautner interview goods keep on coming! Thanks to our exclusive 30-minute sit-down with Lautner during Wednesday’s (April 13) “MTV First: Taylor Lautner,” we were able to chat with the “Twilight” heartthrob about a wide variety of hard-hitting subjects. Most important, we got the scoop on — and a sneak peek at the trailer of — his upcoming action thriller “Abduction,” co-starring Lily Collins. Also, thanks to a few very fun questions sent in via Twitter by the most devoted Lautner and MTV fans, we learned that the 19-year-old isn’t at all opposed to dating a fan, and that he’s a big admirer of Britney Spears. The Twitter question read: “Would you date a fan?” and Lautner’s response likely pleased a lot of people. “That is a loaded question,” he said. “I mean, nobody is excluded in my book,” he added with a smile. Next up, another tweet: “If you guest-starred on ‘Glee,’ which song would you sing?” “I’m sure none of my fans would want to hear me sing a song,” Lautner responded self-deprecatingly. “But if I had to choose, it would either be ‘Oops! … I Did It Again,’ ” he revealed. “I don’t know why I would just randomly break into that song.” MTV News’ Josh Horowitz then mentioned that Britney’s having something of a comeback, what with the release of her new Femme Fatale album and all of the buzz about her new music videos, etc., which makes that song choice totally appropriate. “Yeah, for sure,” Lautner agreed. “I love her new album. Yeah, it’s cool,” he said, adding that he is a fan. “I haven’t seen the videos, I have to see the videos, but the songs are great.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Videos MTV First: Taylor Lautner
‘If people are going mainly for Britney, they will be excited to see Nicki as well and vice versa,’ one insider tells MTV News. By Jocelyn Vena Nicki Minaj and Britney Spears Photo: Getty Images After lots of rumors, it was officially announced Tuesday (April 12) that Britney Spears would be bringing along Nicki Minaj (as well as up-and-comers Nervo and Jessie and the Toyboys) on her Femme Fatale tour, kicking off this summer. The Spears/Minaj matchup may not initially make sense, given their very different styles, but according to industry insiders who work on booking talent for venues throughout the country, this really is a match made in heaven. “Bringing [together] two genres of music — one icon and one rising icon — is great for the music business. The combination of Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj on tour together is great for the music industry [and] shows its growing diversity,” Matt Levine of Brandsway Creative, a branding and marketing group in New York City, explained to MTV News. “It gives concertgoers the opportunity to see two independently creative females excelling in their craft and showcasing their talent.” Dawn M. Britt, the director of public relations for the Venetian and Palazzo hotels in Las Vegas, said seeing these ladies on tour together screams girl power. “Both Britney and Nicki give off a very ‘girl power’ attitude, and combining the Femme Fatale and Barbie themes is a smart marketing tool with the all-female tour,” Britt explained. ” … Nicki is a mainstream rapper and collaborates with a lot of pop artists . Their audiences overlap enough that if people are going mainly for Britney, they will be excited to see Nicki as well and vice versa.” Britt said this tour makes tons of sense as it combines “two of the biggest names in music right now. Britney is a legend and in the midst of a huge comeback right now with her new Femme Fatale CD,” she said. “Her recent performance in Vegas was a huge success and really got people excited for the tour. Nicki has been making a name for herself the last few years and is in high demand for collaborations and appearances.” Gary Bongiovanni, editor in chief of Pollstar, explained that Nicki is a good fit for the tour since “that tour likely needs a strong support act, and Nicki is not a bad choice. Options at this late date had to be limited.” He added that since Spears is launching a new phase of her career, “Fan response on an act like Britney … is always a question mark until you put the first shows on sale and the public answers the demand-level question with their wallets.” What do you think of the Britney/Nicki combo? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists Nicki Minaj Britney Spears
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher’s foundation against child sex slavery also gets help from Sean Penn and Bradley Cooper. By James Dinh Justin Timberlake shaves with a chainsaw in his “Real Men” public service announcement Photo: demiandashton.org Some of the biggest men in entertainment are flaunting their acting chops for a good reason. In partnership with Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher’s Real Men Don’t Buy Girls campaign , Justin Timberlake, Drake and a string of other men have come together to film a series of comical spots to promote the movement’s message against child sex slavery. Kutcher took to Hope140.org to guest blog about the campaign, explaining why he and Moore chose to mix comedy with the issue’s serious undertones. “We want to engage people, educate them, get them thinking and talking about it, in order to raise awareness and ultimately end child sex slavery,” the actor wrote. “We came up with the concept of the ‘Real Men Don’t Buy Girls’ campaign, which aims to engage people, specifically men, in the issue. To do so, we filmed short, funny videos about things ‘Real Men’ do, starring high-profile influential men and women.” In short, Kutcher explained that the message of the video campaign is that real men “do a lot of silly, even foolish things,” but they don’t buy children for sex. “That’s not funny, and Real Men don’t do it,” he added. In Timberlake’s minute-long spot , the singer-turned-actor hums to himself as he lathers his face with shaving cream. However, instead of using a razor to remove his 5-o’clock shadow, the newly single star cranks a chainsaw before a voiceover says: “Real men prefer a close shave.” Eva Longoria concludes the spot with a framed photo of Timberlake alongside fellow hall of fame “real men.” Standing inside a log cabin, the actress offers another addition to the club: “Perez Hilton is a real man. Are you?” she asks. Drake presents another strangely comical message in his spot . As he walks down a city street, the Young Money MC puts a cell phone conversation on hold when he sees a beckoning silver robot on a side street. The duo gaze into one another’s eyes before Drake sucker punches the android and walks away. “Real men are distrustful of robots,” says the voiceover. Other “real men” participating in the campaign spots include Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper, Jamie Foxx and Jason Mraz, with similar video formats and the same signature closing tagline: “Real men don’t buy girls.” Which is your favorite Real Men Don’t Buy Girls campaign video? Tell us below! Related Artists Drake Justin Timberlake
Here’s a look at Nicki’s journey from street star to pop sensation. By James Montgomery Nicki Minaj and Britney Spears Photo: Getty Images On Tuesday (April 12), after weeks of speculation, it was revealed that Nicki Minaj would be joining Britney Spears’ upcoming Femme Fatale tour , replacing Enrique Iglesias, who dropped off the high-profile trek earlier this month. It’s a big look for Nicki, though, to some, her addition was a bit of a head-scratcher. After all, she’s certainly not the traditional Britney opener , and with just one album (and some mixtapes) under her belt, it remains to be seen how Minaj’s live show will translate to Spears’ massive stage. Oh, and then there’s the very legitimate question of whether the two artists’ audiences are even aware of the other’s existence. Still, at this point, Minaj has done just about everything to prove those naysayers wrong — hit singles and platinum-plus albums tend to have that effect — and over the course of roughly three years, she’s risen from street-DVD sensation to go-to guest star and, finally, to full-fledged pop sensation — and the Femme Fatale tour is proof. So, as she prepares to head out on the road with Britney, let’s take a look back at that transformation. Here are Nicki Minaj’s top pop moments. Mariah Carey’s “Up Out My Face” video shoot , February 8, 2010 : Nicki took her first step toward pop success when she filmed a video for the “Face” remix with Carey, an artist who knows a thing or two (hundred million) about that very topic. Other high-profile cameos would follow — most notably, her turn in Usher’s “Lil Freak” video — but the march to the mainstream began with this candy-coated clip. MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show performance , September 12, 2010 : Minaj chose an appropriately huge stage on which to make her solo TV debut — the 2010 VMA Pre-Show — and she made the most of it, dressing like a DayGlo cosmonaut (with a pink beehive) and teaming with the Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am for a delightfully over-the-top take on “Check It Out.” With her proper first album less than two months away, the VMAs served not only as a launching pad, but as a warning that big things were on the horizon. Pink Friday debuts at #2 , December 1, 2010 : She couldn’t quite make it to #1 (at least not yet) — after all, she had Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy to contend with — but Minaj’s runner-up bow wasn’t a failure by any stretch. With sales of more than 375,000, Pink Friday posted the highest first-week numbers of any female MC since Lauryn Hill’s classic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill all the way back in 1998. “Moment 4 Life” video premiere , January 27, 2011 : With Pink Friday still riding high on the charts, Minaj gave it a charge with the premiere of her biggest, poppiest video to date: “Moment 4 Life,” a gilded, glamorous fairy tale brought to life. Co-starring her Twitter beau Drake (and, of course, Minaj herself as a fairy godmother), it’s pure pop bliss in every sense of the word. Not surprisingly, the song is her highest-charting top 40 track to date. “Saturday Night Live” performance , January 30, 2011″ : As a New York native, Minaj called her “SNL” performance “monumental.” As an artist making that final push toward crossover success, the gig was equally important. Not only did she wow audiences with her onstage actions, but her cameos in a pair of sketches — most notably, Digital Short “The Creep” with the Lonely Island — proved that she could provide the laughs too. Pink Friday Finally Reaches #1 , February 9, 2011 : Building off that “SNL” success, in February — more than three months after it was first released — Pink Friday finally made it to #1 on the Billboard albums chart, and, in the process, cemented Minaj’s status as a star with staying power. Up until landing the Britney tour, this remained Nicki’s poppiest moment to date — though who knows what will happen when she hits the road with Ms. Spears? What do you think of Nicki joining Britney on tour? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists Britney Spears Nicki Minaj
Just in case the original wasn’t getting old, and your local (non-urban) radio station needed a reason to keep “S&M” on replay for another 6 weeks or so , Rihanna went and made a remix with Brit Brit. And it goes a little something like this… Hate it or love it?
Just in case the original wasn’t getting old, and your local (non-urban) radio station needed a reason to keep “S&M” on replay for another 6 weeks or so , Rihanna went and made a remix with Brit Brit. And it goes a little something like this… Hate it or love it?
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